La Union 200/1000/1300

March 7-11, 2026

San Juan, La Union

Discussion Flow

• Welcome and PH1300 Overview
• Route Details
• Checkpoints
• Services for each checkpoint
• Support
• Sleeping Facility included in your registration
• Bag Drop
• Summary Table of Checkpoints and Support
• Frequently Asked Questions and Other Matters
• Q&A

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PH1300 Overview

PH1000 Checkpoints and Services

Don’t worry about the cut-off times. They serve as guide but we will try to wait for you at the checkpoints. If marshals are gone, take a selfie with your brevet card showing last few stickers.

PH1300 Checkpoints and Services

Don’t worry about the cut-off times. They serve as guide but we will try to wait for you at the checkpoints. If marshals are gone, take a selfie with your brevet card showing last few stickers.

1300NL/1000 Day 1

• Distance: 241.8km
• Elevation Gain: 4561m
• ~KM 213 - 200m gravel
• ~KM 217.8 - 200m gravel
• ~KM 240.7 - 850m gravel

Water Station:

• KM 160 by Team Budol
• Evening Temperature in Sagada: ~18 deg Celsius

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GET AS MUCH SLEEP/REST!

1300NL/1000 Day 2

• QUEEN STAGE
• Distance: 380km
• Elevation Gain: 4026m
• Leave early
• 1st section is 2600m of climbing
• Bessang Pass CP - Selfie photo/video showing your card and stickers collected so far
• Show this Selfie at the Vigan CP and collect 2 stickers

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1300NL Day 3

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• Distance: 376km
• Elevation Gain: 2107m
• Relatively flat section
• Last of the “HARD” days
• 1000km cyclists only up to the Claveria checkpoint

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1300NL Day 4

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• Distance: 177km
• Elevation Gain: 1181m
• Easy day to Vigan
• Some can push to the finish

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For those who are in sharing accommodations: When you ride out from Pannzian towards Cagayan, Valley - return your bag drop for those without private rooms so we can secure your things AND we can have the room cleaned and made up.

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1300NL Day 5

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• Distance: 132km
• Elevation Gain: 693m
• HOME RUN!

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BAG DROP

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• At the following checkpoints: Sagada Hotel, Pannzian Resort and Hotel Salcedo de Vigan
• Small bag not weighing more than 2.5kgs. No bottles/tubes of liquids/oil. Label with name and checkpoint location.
• Hand-over these items at the Pre-Ride Check-In: March 6, 2-6PM
• Pick-up collection: March 9, 3PM onwards until March 10, 6PM at Awesome Hotel.
• Bag drops at the hotels will be there UNTIL the checkpoint closing time.
• When you check-out of a hotel to start your ride, RETURN your bag drop to us. If unreturned to us, we will take it that you are carrying your bagdrop with you on the bike.
• Unclaimed bag drops will be brought back to Manila. Please email info@audax.ph to arrange delivery/pick-up. Delivery costs to be covered by participant.

ROAD Hazards

• Tricycles
• Jeepneys
• Hand Tractors
• Rice husks getting solar-dried
• Potholes especially on the descents
• Uneven road sections (shoulder to road)

Watch out for Overtaking /

Counterflowing Vehicles

Be Highly Visible (hiviz, ankle bands)

Play it safe, swerve to the shoulder or stop if needed

Always ride at the rightmost side of the road

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Food Options

7-11 Safest bet

local eateries

“buko” coconut stations

Checkpoint food

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Cash is King. Most shops don’t take credit cards

It can get Really Hot and Humid

hydrate

or ice up as needed

7-11 sells them for Php 25

FAQs

1) What happens if I arrive late at a checkpoint?

If the marshals are still at the checkpoint, you can have your brevet card stamped. However, if they are not there anymore, you should take a selfie photo/video with the background and showing your brevet card’s last stickers photo. You can proceed if you think you can still make the total cut-off time of your ride distance. The cut-off times have been designed to give you a proper estimate if you can finish the entire ride or not. If you’re not making the checkpoint closing times within the 1st half of the ride, that’s a big sign that you probably won’t finish the distance within the total cut-off time.

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FAQs

2) If I finish and I am out of time, what happens?

Your finish time will still be duly noted and published in the results. However, your result won’t be homologated. For the 600km and the 1000km, which are under Audax Club Parisien, one won't be given a finisher medal and his result won’t be homologated. For the 1300km, one can still receive a finisher medal.

3) Will you collect me if I don't finish the ride and decide to quit in the middle of the ride?

NO. The audax rides have always been self-supported rides and you are responsible for your own health and safety. However, should you not finish the ride, we suggest that you get to the nearest open checkpoint where the marshals are still working. They can help arrange transport for you or if we have space in our vehicles, we would gladly take you with us going back. However, you will have to wait for marshal duties to finish and there is no guarantee that there will be vehicles to carry you back. Some checkpoint marshals will be on motorbikes and not ivehicles.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN IN CASE THINGS GO WRONG.

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FAQs

4) Can I bring a Support Vehicle?

When one registers for the audax rides with distances 600km and above, one is considered a mature audax rider who rides with caution, can ride through the dark and practice prudence at all times. However, we know that we are still in the Philippines where response time for emergencies is still slow compared to other Audax-riding countries. The answer to this question is YES but these support vehicles must follow the following guidelines:

- No direct follow 24/7 but leap frogging is allowed. Don’t use the SAG lights to light the road. Think of PBP.

- Always be careful when overtaking.

- Leap frog and do not stop on the road itself. Vehicles can stop at shoulders or establishments but not on the road itself so as not to impede other motorists and cyclists.

- Do not use your support vehicle to cheat (e.g. drafting behind it, or have someone inside push you).

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4) Do I have to bring my brevet card with me? YES!

REMINDERS

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Claim your North Luzon Jersey

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Leave your bag drops today until 6:30PM

Enjoy the breathtaking views!